DOGMA
Unveiling the Dark Symphony: DOGMA by XANDER CROWLEY
Lyrics
Perhaps your life before was the bad dream
Perhaps the past life was a disturbing dream.
Who can recall?
Raising a question about the ability to remember that past life.
Madness is
Madness exists.
After all
Ultimately, madness is present.
A fog
Madness is like a fog, obscuring clarity.
Swallow
Swallowing, perhaps representing consumption or acceptance.
The blood
The fog swallows the blood of those killed.
Of who you kill
Reflection on the consequences of taking lives.
Nauseous
Feeling nauseous.
Nauseous
Repetition emphasizes the intensity of nausea.
(Nauseous
Continuation of the nauseous feeling.
Nauseous)
Further emphasis on the feeling of nausea.
How could I be anything but disgusted with myself
Expressing self-disgust and questioning personal actions.
How could I breathe with your hands around my throat
Struggling to breathe under the control of someone else.
Putrid
Describing something decayed or rotten.
Putrid
Repetition emphasizes the extremeness of putridity.
Useless
Labeling oneself as useless.
Useless
Reiteration of personal worthlessness.
I am the same
Stating similarity with what was in the past.
Of what you were
Being a reflection of what the person was.
Of what you are
Being a reflection of what the person currently is.
We are the same
Unity with others in the present state.
I am the saint
Identifying as a saint, perhaps sarcastically or ironically.
Bringer of fate
Claiming the role of a fate-bringer.
We can't help it
Expressing a lack of control over certain actions.
We can't help it
Reiteration of the inability to control certain actions.
I am the blood
Identifying as the blood, possibly symbolizing a vital force.
(I am the)
Reiteration of being a fate-bringer, emphasizing importance.
Bringer of fate
Claiming the role of a fate-bringer again.
Light
Introducing the concept of light as a contrast to darkness or negativity.
Light
Repetition of light, possibly emphasizing its significance.
Light
Further emphasis on the positive aspect of light.
Like a storm
Comparing light to a storm, suggesting intensity or power.
But like the rain
Similar to rain, but gentle, highlighting a softer side of the storm.
Only gentle
Continuation of the gentle nature of the described phenomenon.
Like dripping water
Comparing gentleness to dripping water, possibly conveying a calm and steady nature.
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